Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, in a nutshell

Garmisch-Partenkirchen is nestled in a broad valley at the confluence of the Loisach, a tributary river with its source in Tyrol, and the Partnach, a mountain stream springing from the Wetterstein Mountain Range. Surrounded by the Ammer Mountain Range to the northwest, the Ester Mountains to the east and the Wetterstein Mountain Range to the south which includes Germany’s highest peak, the Zugspitze.

Health and Wellness

Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a premium class health resort with healing climate (“Heilklimatischer Kurort”); exercise therapy in a therapeutic climate; 140 km of high-altitude hiking paths, Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a “WellVital-Ort”, i.e. a place offering a wide range of spa facilities and spa hotels that are called “WellVital” hotels; the spa’s municipal park offers a concert series from May to September; bare foot path; an information path on the respiratory tract; numerous health service providers.

Sightseeing, attractions, and activities

First things first: the scenery and landscape

Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a top ski resort town situated in a valley in the Bavarian Alps. The choice of outdoor activities (in summer and winter) is huge and the landscape & scenery is one of the best in the world.

Points of Interest, sights, attractions

Historic towns centers of Garmisch and Partenkirchen

Partnachklamm (canyon)

the Olympic sports facilities with the ski jumping facility

the Werdenfels Castle ruin

the Königshaus am Schachen (the King’s House on the Schachen)

Museums: Richard-Strauss Institute or Werdenfels Museum to learn about the history of the area

the Zugspitze which is Germany’s highest mountain: 2962 m / 9718 ft

Casino Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Since the larger cities in the area like Munich are not allowed to have a casino within a certain distance the Garmisch-Partenkirchen casino is a popular place to visit for people from all over the area. The casino offers roulette, poker, black jack, slot machines, and hosts special events.

Altitude

Highest Mountain of the area

Distance from major cities

Munich: 90 km (54 U.S. miles) to the NorthInnsbruck: 55 km (33 U.S. miles) to the South

Sister Cities

Aspen/Colorado, USA; Chamonix, France; Lahti, Finland

Convention Center

10 fully equipped, modern facilities (rooms of 29 to 800 square metres) as well as 1,000 square metres of exhibition floor. Partner alliance with “Gipfeltreffen,” the Bavarian seal of quality for 40 different convention centres in the state of Bavaria.

Skiing Resorts

Zugspitze skiing resort: Germany’s only glacier skiing resort; ski lifts open from November to May; 22 km of ski slopes

Classic ski resort: Lifts open from December to April; 40 km of ski slopes

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Daylight Saving Time

DST in the USA 2020
Begin: March-8, 2020, @2 am (clocks will be advanced 1 hr).
End: November-1, 2020 @3 am (minus 1hr)
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DST New Zealand:
Since NZ is located in the southern hemisphere, DST is 'kind of' reversed:
DST started 30-Sep-2019 (2am) (plus 1hr)
2020: DST ends on 5-April-2020 (3am)(minus 1hr) and starts again on 27-September-2020 (2am)